Melting Pot, Multiculturalism, and Interculturalism
Author | : Alfredo Montalvo-Barbot |
Publisher | : Rowman & Littlefield |
Total Pages | : 143 |
Release | : 2019-07-31 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781498591447 |
ISBN-13 | : 1498591442 |
Rating | : 4/5 (442 Downloads) |
Download or read book Melting Pot, Multiculturalism, and Interculturalism written by Alfredo Montalvo-Barbot and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2019-07-31 with total page 143 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book examines multiculturalism, interculturalism, and the melting pot metaphor and explores how they emerged, evolved, and were implemented throughout American history. Alfredo Montalvo-Barbot analyzes how these ideologies have been legitimized, institutionalized, and challenged by activists, politicians, and intellectuals and studies how modern interculturalism offers a new model for bridging the cultural divide and for overcoming the limitations of previous state-sponsored multicultural policies and programs.